- Masters Mondo Stories Zen
*by Norman Fischer (originally published at Buddhadharma Magazine – Spring 2014.) From the beginning, Norman Fischer never had much use for … Tenzo Kyokun was compiled by Dogen Zenji when he was thirty-eight and was living at Koshoji in Uji. This is … Twenty monks and one nun, who was named Eshun, were practicing meditation with a certain Zen master. Eshun was very … The Silent Temple Shoichi was a one-eyed teacher of Zen, sparkling with enlightenment. He taught his disciples in Tofuku temple. … Who says my poems are poems? My poems are not poems. When you know that my poems are not poems, … In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves. O-nami was immensely … Obedience The master Bankei’s talks were attended not only by Zen students but by persons of all ranks and sects. … Is That So? The Zen master Hakuin was praised by his neighbours as one living a pure life. A beautiful … Gudo was the emperor’s teacher of his time. Nevertheless, he used to travel alone as a wandering mendicant. Once when …
